Cambridge, MA (October 5, 2015)-- On October 5, researchers at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University will release findings from the Best Foot Forward project, an initiative testing whether video technology can help address the challenges faced by teachers and school leaders in implementing classroom observations that
are part of teacher evaluation systems.
In CT, now that we have gone down the road of standardized
testing being part of teacher evaluations, and have «voluntarily» adopted the Common Core, districts will be required to ensure that the testing can take place securely and with validity.
post entitled, Speaking out for decoupling Common Core testing from the teacher evaluation process (Part 1), reported on the testimony of Madison Superintendent Thomas Scarice who laid out the reasons standardized test scores SHOULD
NOT be part of teacher evaluation process.
Almost all the English teachers at Brooklyn Technical High School are protesting New York City's new English tests that
are part of teacher evaluations.
At the same time, I believe that a test component should
be part of the teacher evaluation and have proposed that testing comprise 50 percent of the evaluation.
That's a question that is unanswered right now, since assessment scores are legally required to
be a part of both teacher evaluations and school accountability scores.
Superior Court Judge James Chalfant's ruling said the district has been violating the 41 - year - old Stull Act, which requires student progress to
be part of teacher evaluations.
Obama, Romney Have Similar Basic Views on Education Both candidates want test scores to
be part of teacher evaluations, support extra pay for effective instructors and back the growth of charter schools.
Last month, a Superior Court judge ruled L.A. Unified to be in violation of a 41 - year - old law requiring student progress to
be part of teacher evaluations.
Spurred by federal incentives, the vast majority of states require student test scores to
be a part of teacher evaluations, as of last year1.